Fallon Yates, 18, of Elyria, was indicted on charges of failure to comply with order or signal of a police officer and two counts of obstructing official business.

Elyria police were called to the 400 block of Concord Avenue at 6:35 p.m. Oct. 24, because a silver Chrysler Sebring involved in an incident two days earlier had been located, Lt. Bill Pelko has said.

The vehicle was the same one that almost hit a couple of Elyria police officers Oct. 22, Pelko said. When that incident occurred, an officer had broken out the back window of the vehicle. The vehicle officers located on Concord had a broken window as well, Pelko added.

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When officers arrived on Concord Avenue, they saw the Chrysler driving north toward East Broad Street, Pelko said. The Chrysler ran through a stop sign and the officer attempted to make a traffic stop. When the officer turned on his lights, the vehicle sped up, Pelko said.

The Sebring turned east onto East Broad Street, at times driving on lawns to avoid traffic and evade the pursuing officers, Pelko said. The Chrysler also hit a guide wire to a utility pole near the intersection of East Broad and South Logan streets, and hit a vehicle near South Abbe Road while fleeing.

The Chrysler continued to pull away from police as it neared the city lines of Elyria and North Ridgeville.

As they approached the curve into North Ridgeville, Yates lost control of the vehicle and hit the guardrail and the North Ridgeville sign, Pelko said. Yates tried running away, but officers caught up to her, Pelko added.

One officer suffered minor injuries as a result of the foot chase. The officer had a swollen knee and pain in his left hamstring but did not go to a hospital.

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